The Plaquemines Gazette Obits for  Plaquemines Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Darnell Brunner Beck



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Joseph D Gravolet former State Senator died suddenly while 
attending Court at Pointe a la Hache, early Tuesday afternoon 
September 3, 1953. He was 69 years old. He is survived by his 
widow the former Therese Martin; a stepson, Clarence Kimble; 
brother E.W. Gravolet and two sisters Mrs Lucretia Gravolet 
and Mrs Pelas Gravolet. Funeral services were held in New 
Orleans followed by rites at the St. Thomas Catholic Church 
at Pointe a la Hache. Senator Gravolet was buried in the new 
St Thomas Cemetery.
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On Monday April 13, 1953 PETER ANSARDI husband of Josephine 
Graves; father of Elvina Serinet and Batiste ansardi; brother 
of William, Sebastian and Adrian Ansardi, Mrs. Pauline Dragon, 
Mrs Louise Gonzales, Mrs Marc Jeanfreau, Mrs Eugenie Darrau, 
Mrs Joseph Salvadore and the late Louis Ansardi and Mrs Victoria 
Casezau; age 61 years; a resident of Davant La.
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Joseph B. Gravolet of English Turn and life long resident of 
Plaquemines Parish died Tuesday Jan. 26, 1953 at the Southern 
Baptist Hospital in New Orleans. He was 57 years of age. Son 
of the late Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gravolet. Survived by his wife Mrs 
Beulah Perez Gravolet; his step-daughters, Mrs. Wilson Dauterive, 
Mrs Emile Falgout and Mrs Vernon Bourgeois; his brothers Ben S 
Gravolet, Charles and Zachary; his sisters Josephine and Cleona 
Gravolet and Mrs G Bertrand and five grandchildren. Funeral 
services were held in New orleans with religious services at 
Sacred heart of Jesus church and interment in Hope Mausoleum 
in New Orleans.
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Funeral services were held Tuesday September 13, 1953 morning 
for mrs Regina Perez McCurdy wife of Edward McCurdy who died 
at her home in Belle Chasse last Sunday night. Religious services 
were held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church at Belle 
Chasse with interment at Hope Mausoleum in New Orleans. She was 
the daughter of the late Olympe Thiel and Johnson Perez; mother 
of mrs. L H Jeanfreau, Mrs Ione Phillips and Hugh B McCurdy; 
sister of Mrs M W Bannowetz and Leonard Perez of St Louis, Mo.
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On Wednesday afternoon January 28, 1953 Leon Lassus, husband 
of Annie Pigniola; father of Mrs Harold Wilhoite of Detroit 
Mich., Leon Royle, Earnel C., Lionel L., Vernon A., Lassus 
and a step-son August Pigniola; brother of Mrs Luke Scobel 
amd Mrs H Yuratich; also survived by 8 grandchildren; a 
lifelong resident of Plaquemines Parish; Interment in St. 
Patrick's Cemetery.
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On Tuesday morning November 3, 1953 ANGELIQUE PELAS
YURATICH wife of the late Paul Yuratich; mother of Mrs
W H Childress, Mrs C L Cook, Pearl, Emmett, Emile, and 
Walter Yuratich; sister of Mrs Toney Carini, Mrs Louis
Larsen and Mrs Louis Cazezu, Edward, Phillip, Numa and 
Rene Pelas; age 75 years; a native and lifelong resident 
of Buras La. Interment in Our Lady of Good Harbor Cemetery.
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On Monday November 9, 1953 MRS LOUISE NORENE BURAS wife of
Anthony J Buras; mother of Mrs Joseph P Buras, Mrs Joseph 
Goodman, Mrs Walter Bailey, Mrs Albert Taylor and the late
Emmett L Buras; sister of Mrs Valrie sarett and the late
Mrs Desire Buras, John C and Theophile buras; also survived
by 14 grandchildren, 17 great grandchild and 1 great-great 
grandchild; age 76 years; a resident of Venice La. 
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On Teusday August 11, 1953 MRS OVIDE COSSE SR. {nee ELSIE CURE}
wife of Ovide Cosse Sr; mother of Ovide Jr, Joseph and Kermit 
Cosse, Mrs Herman Barkmeyer, Mrs Wilkes Hingle; also survived 
by 29 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren; age 70 years; 
a resident of Pointe a la Hache La. 
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The Gazette joins with the many friends in Plaquemines parish 
of John Persich of Buras in extending sympathy over the sudden 
death of his brother Nicholas S Persich, prominent druggist in 
New Orleans, who passed away in his residence after a heart
attack on December 20, 1953.
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On Tuesday Evening Mrs Emma Humbrecht Kern wife of the late 
Anton W Kern; mother of Anton A Sr and Mathais A Kern Sr; 
sister of Eugene and Joseph, Mrs A Schwartz and Anna Felix; 
age 78 years; Interment in St. John Cemetery.
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On Thursday October 29, 1953 of a gunshot wound Mrs Jane 
Buras wife of Bernard Buras; mother of Bernard A and Jeannine 
Buras; daughter of Linis Bacan and the late Anthony Cos; 
sister of mrs Alexis Pepine, Mrs James Lemoine, Nicholas 
Mistich and Anthony Cos; a resident of Buras La for the 
past 6 years. Interment in St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery. 
Joseph 'Jake' Demoines is in Charity Hospital under guard 
by parish deputy sheriffs, for selfinflicted gunshot wounds. 
After killing Mrs. Buras he shot himself with a .32 calibre 
revolver.
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